Proverbs 28:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.”

Proverbs 28:27 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:278 words

HebrewMeaning

נוֹתֵ֣ןnwōtēn

addverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

לָ֭/רָשׁlārāš

lackpronH7326

needy · poor

אֵ֣יןʾēyn

elseparticleH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

מַחְס֑וֹרmaḥəswōr

lacknounH4270

need · penury · poor · poverty ···

וּ/מַעְלִ֥יםwmaʿəliym

blindconjH5956

any ways · dissembler · hide · secret

עֵ֝ינָ֗י/וʿēynāyw

eyenounH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

רַבrab

abound(-undanceadjH7227

-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···

מְאֵרֽוֹתməʾērwōt

cursenounH3994

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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